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Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on 2009-04-16 a news conference.:
"More than 90 percent of the guns recovered in Mexico come from the United States."
Half-True
By Robert Farley • April 17, 2009
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on 2009-03-18 a fundraising e-mail.:
"Senator Chris Dodd, chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, placed an amendment in the ‘stimulus’ bill that allowed for banks bailed out with taxpayer money — including AIG — to hand out huge bonuses."
Half-True
By Alexander Lane • March 20, 2009
Chuck Grassley
Chuck Grassley
stated on 2009-03-16 a radio interview:
In Japan, executives of failing companies "say 'I'm sorry' and then either do one of two things: resign or go commit suicide."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 17, 2009
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on 2009-03-05 a speech in Miami Beach, Fla.:
"The average CEO makes $10,000 more every day ... than what the average worker makes every year."
Half-True
By Robert Farley • March 6, 2009
Bobby Jindal
Bobby Jindal
stated on 2009-02-24 the Republican response to Obama's speech to Congress:
The stimulus bill includes "$8 billion for high-speed rail projects, such as a 'magnetic levitation' line from Las Vegas to Disneyland."
Half-True
By Alexander Lane • February 27, 2009
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on 2009-02-03 interview with CBS News:
On attacks by Republicans that various programs in the economic stimulus plan are not stimulative, "If you add all that stuff up, it accounts for less than 1 percent of the overall package."
Half-True
By Robert Farley • February 9, 2009
Jon Kyl
Jon Kyl
stated on 2009-02-01 in a Fox News interview.:
The Senate version of the economic stimulus package includes "millions of dollars to World War II Filipino veterans in the Philippines."
Half-True
By Robert Farley • February 3, 2009
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on 2009-01-24 in a weekly YouTube and radio address:
"Our economy could fall $1 trillion short of its full capacity, which translates into more than $12,000 in lost income for a family of four."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 26, 2009
Howard Dean
Howard Dean
stated on 2009-01-07 an interview on MSNBC's Hardball.:
"The biggest job of the surgeon general is to translate health care and health care needs into plain English."
Half-True
By Alexander Lane • January 14, 2009
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on 2008-10-30 a statement by Sen. Claire McCaskill in a TV ad. :
Obama "changed the rules in Washington. Gone are the free gifts from lobbyists. Gone are the fancy airplane rides for nothing."
Half-True
By Shawn Zeller • December 3, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on 2008-10-14 campaign Web site:
The accuracy of the Obama tax calculator
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 3, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on 2008-10-31 a TV interview:
"We are within the margin of error."
Half-True
By Alexander Lane • October 30, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on 2008-10-29 in a television ad:
Measures in Barack Obama's health plan could "lower health care costs for the typical family by $2,500 a year."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 30, 2008
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on 2008-10-23 a TV interview:
"One percent of the American people make over 21 percent of all the income in America. That wasn’t the way before George Bush became president."
Half-True
By Robert Farley • October 27, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on 2008-10-26 Waterloo, Iowa:
If parents "don't have health insurance that Senator Obama wants them to have (for their children), they will be fined."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 26, 2008
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on 2008-10-22 campaign direct mail:
Barack Obama will "raise Social Security taxes."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 23, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on 2008-10-10 a memo on campaign Web site:
Barack Obama was "a trial attorney for ACORN."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 17, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on 2008-10-15 a debate in Hempstead, N.Y.:
"He voted twice for a budget resolution that increases the taxes on individuals making $42,000 a year."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan, David DeCamp • October 15, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on 2008-10-07 Nashville, Tenn.:
On the economic troubles of 2008, "really the match that lit this fire was Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Robert Farley • October 13, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on 2008-10-07 Nashville, Tenn.:
"The Democrats in the Senate and some members of Congress defended what Fannie and Freddie were doing. They resisted any change."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Robert Farley • October 13, 2008
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